Horse hay-rake.



- PATENTED OCT. 3, 1905.

0. B. LINDBERG. HORSE HAY RAKE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE 1.1905.

[NI/EN r01 Carl E Luv/6e! A1"? RNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

- Patented Oct. 3, 1905.

Application filed June 1, 1905. Serial No. 263,327.

To all whom, it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CARL E. LINDBERG, a subject of the King of Swedenand Norway, and a resident of the city of Seattle, county of King, andState of Washington, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Horse Hay-Rakes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in horse hay-rakes, and comprisesthe novel parts and combinations of parts hereinafter V described, andparticularly pointed out in the claims.

The object of my invention is to improve and simplify such devices, andparticularly to decrease the cost thereof.

In the drawings accompanying herewith I have shown my invention and haveherein described the same in the form which is now preferred by me.

Figure l is a plan view of my invention. Fig. 2 is an elevation of thesame from one side. Fig. 3 shows the construction of the journal usedfor connecting the draft mechanism and the tilting-lever to the mainbar. Fig. 4 is a section through the bar on a line with one of theteeth, and Fig. 5 shows the device'for engaging a tooth by thetiltinglever in order to control the action of the rake.

My invention comprises a main bar 1, preferabl y of round cross-section,having a series of teeth 3 extending therefrom in opposite directions.Preferably this bar and the teeth would be constructed of wood.

The draft mechanism, herein shown as consisting of a pair of shafts 1,is connected with the bar 1 by journals which will permit the rake toturn over when desired. The preferred construction is clearly shown inFig. 3 and consists of a band or ring 8, which is secured to the bar 1.and a casting 6, which is formed of a band adapted to embrace the ring 8and provided on one side with a flange adapted to engage the edge of thering 8. This is secured in place by means of a flange or ring 7, whichis secured to the casting 6. The castingfi is provided with means bywhich the shaft or the tilting-lever, as the case may be, is securedthereto.

The tilting-lever 5 extends rearward from the bar 1 and has a smallcasting or catch 10 secured thereto at such a distance from the centerthat it may engage one of the teeth 3 near its end. This catch has twofingers 12 and 13, located, respectively, at top and bottom thereof andseparated sufficiently to accommodate the tooth 3 between them. Thelower finger 13 is the shorter of the two and preferably has its lowersurface rounded to facilitate the passage of the tooth 3 into placeafter the rake has been reversed. The upper finger 12 being longer thanthe lower finger will engage the tooth 3 and stop it after reversal andafter it has passed the lower finger 13.

In operation the forward teeth tilt clownward until they contact withthe ground, but being rounded on their ends they are not likely to diginto the ground with suflicient force to turn the rake. Should there beany tendency of this sort, this may be counteracted by a downwardpressure upon the tilting-lever 5. When, however, it is desired toreverse the rake, either to dump the load of collected hay or to passover an obstruction, this may be done by raising the rear end of thetilting-lever, which will cause the forward ends of the teeth to diginto the ground and the rake thereby be reversed. As soon as this actionhas been started the tilting-lever may be freed from its tooth byaslight lateral motion. To permit this, its journal connection with thebar 1 should be sufliciently loose to permit the required amount of sidemotion.

The construction described is evidently one which is very cheap to makeand one which may be kept in repair by the average farmer with suchtools as he is apt to have on hand. It is also a very effective rake andmay also be operated to advantage even in rough ground containing stonesor stumps, if these be not too large.

The peculiar construction of the journal connection with the bar 1, inwhich the flanges on each side of the ring 8 are carried by the shaft,prevents the possibility of the hay being wound into the journal, as itwould be if the flange were secured to the bar 1. The shafts and thelever 5 are secured to their castings by bolts, which may be easilyremoved, thus freeing the shafts and lever and making it possible tostore the rake away in a small space and wherever desired.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A horse hay-rake comprising a bar having oppositely-projecting teeth,a draft mecl anism journaled on said bar to permitthe bar to turn over,a controlling-lever journaled on said bar, and a yoke-like or notchedmember secured to said lever and having its opening extending laterallyand adapted to embrace one of the teeth.

2. A horse hay-rake comprising a bar having oppositely-projecting teeth,a draft mechanism journaled upon said bar, a controllinglever journaledon said bar, and a pair of fingers carried by said lever and projectinglaterally to embrace a tooth of the rake, the lower of said fingersbeing the shorter and having a beveled lower end surface.

3. A horse hay-rake comprising a bar having op positely-projectingrake-teeth, rings secured to the bar; a draft mechanism having membersjournaled on the said rings, and flanges secured to said journaledmembers and engaging the edges of said rings, one of said flanges foreach member being removable.

4. A horse hay-rake comprising a bar hav- CARL E. LINDBERG.

\Vitnesses:

H. L. RnYNoLns, PAUL A. TALBOT.

